Direct Flights from Portland to Pendleton
Pendleton · Oregon
Nonstop service from PDX to PDT on Boutique Air. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Portland is the only city in our data with a nonstop to Pendleton — everywhere else connects.
How long to go to Pendleton for, from Portland
50m in the air, 182 miles: short enough that a single night in Pendleton is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Pendleton
Pendleton is a city of 17,000 people (2019) in Eastern Oregon. The city is set in a pleasant valley set among hilly cropland on the I-84 several hours east of Portland. It is the location of one of the manufacturing plants of Pendleton Woolen Mills.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Pendleton
- Whitman Mission National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located just west of Walla Walla, Washington, at the site of the former Whitman Mission at Waiilatpu. On November 29, 1847, Dr.
- Sacajawea State Park is a public recreation area and historical preserve in the city of Pasco, Washington, covering 267 acres (108 ha) at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers where the Lewis and Clark Expediti…
- Red Bridge State Wayside is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
- Hat Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The park is located off the east side of U.S.
- Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area is a state park located in central Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, approximately 15 mi (24 km) southeast of Pendleton.
- The Tamástslikt Cultural Institute is a museum and research institute located on the Umatilla Indian Reservation near Pendleton in eastern Oregon. It is the only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail.
- The Oregon Trail Arboretum is an arboretum east of the Echo School Athletic Field in Echo, Oregon. It was established in 1993, and now contains over 130 ornamental trees and shrubs.
- Battle Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
- Blue Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
- Fort Henrietta Historic Park is a public urban park, located in the city of Echo, Oregon, United States.
- The Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame, is a hall of fame located in Pendleton, Oregon, United States. Begun in 1969, it was the first hall of fame started by an individual show, the Pendleton Round-Up.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Pendleton weather, compared with Portland
Within 2° of Portland on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Pendleton 42°F · Portland 47°F · 5° colder
- April
- Pendleton 65°F · Portland 62°F · 3° warmer
- July
- Pendleton 92°F · Portland 81°F · 11° warmer
- October
- Pendleton 65°F · Portland 64°F · much the same
December bottoms out near 40°F — a real coat, not a layer. Pendleton also swings harder through the year than Portland does — 52° between its coldest and warmest months against 36°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Pendleton
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Pendleton is April–June and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 65–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Pendleton rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Sacajawea State Park, and Red Bridge State Wayside and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Portland to Pendleton?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Portland (PDX) to Pendleton (PDT) on Boutique Air.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Portland to Pendleton?
- Boutique Air flies nonstop between Portland (PDX) and Pendleton (PDT).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Portland to Pendleton?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Portland to Pendleton.
- How far is Pendleton from Portland?
- Pendleton is about 182 miles from Portland by air.
- What is there to do in Pendleton?
- Popular things to do include Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Sacajawea State Park, Red Bridge State Wayside, Hat Rock State Park, and more.
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